Every federal election risks becoming a 'genealogical witch hunt', High Court warned

By Adam Gartrell
October 11 2017 - 7:00pm
Senator Matt Canavan's future in Parliament hangs on the High Court decision. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Senator Matt Canavan's future in Parliament hangs on the High Court decision. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Every federal election will spark a "genealogical witch hunt" if the High Court disqualifies Australian-born MPs based on obscure foreign citizenship by descent, lawyers for government senator Matt Canavan say.

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